2010 North Carolina Code
Chapter 7A Judicial Department.
Article 19 - Small Claim Actions in District Court.
7A-211. Small claim actions assignable to magistrates.


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7A‑211. Small claim actions assignable to magistrates.

In the interest of speedy and convenient determination, the chief district judge may, in his discretion, by specific order or general rule, assign to any magistrate of his district any small claim action pending in his district if the defendant is a resident of the county in which the magistrate resides. If there is more than one defendant, at least one of them must be a bona fide resident of the county in which the magistrate resides. (1965, c. 310, s. 1, 1967, c. 1165.)

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